diff --git a/ops/runner/install-gitea-host-runner-service.sh b/ops/runner/install-gitea-host-runner-service.sh
index 3f23c4f7..b72f901a 100755
--- a/ops/runner/install-gitea-host-runner-service.sh
+++ b/ops/runner/install-gitea-host-runner-service.sh
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ "${SERVICE_SCOPE}" = "system" ]; then
-  sudo systemctl --no-pager --full status "${SERVICE_NAME}" | sed -n '1,18p'
+  sudo systemctl --no-pager --full status "${SERVICE_NAME}" | sed -n '1,18p' || true
 else
-  systemctl --user --no-pager --full status "${SERVICE_NAME}" | sed -n '1,18p'
+  systemctl --user --no-pager --full status "${SERVICE_NAME}" | sed -n '1,18p' || true
 fi
 grep -n 'shutdown_timeout' "${CONFIG_FILE}"